Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Chicago Cubs, at PNC Park, May 28, 2018 Matchups, Preview

Date
Monday, May 28, 2018
Start Time
1:35et (local)
Venue
PNC Park
Series
Game #1 of a 3-game series
Average Temp
78° (based on last ten years)
All Stats Thru
Sunday, 27 May 2018

Chicago Cubs

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Chicago Cubs
Record 27-22
Manager Joe Maddon
Game # 50
On This Date 68-49
Standing 3rd (4.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 17-13
Home 15-11
Away 12-11
Extra Innings 1-4
vs. RHP 18-18
vs. LHP 9-4
1-Run Games 5-9
vs. East 7-5
vs. Central 12-9
vs. West 5-4
Inter-League 3-4

CHC Last 10 Games

Mike Montgomery (#38, 28, LHP, 0-1, 5.33)

Pittsburgh Pirates

Team Summary
Team Page 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record 28-24
Manager Clint Hurdle
Game # 53
On This Date 64-59
Standing 4th (5.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 3-7
Last 20 11-9
Last 30 16-14
Home 16-11
Away 12-13
Extra Innings 3-1
vs. RHP 22-20
vs. LHP 6-4
1-Run Games 10-5
vs. East 2-9
vs. Central 12-7
vs. West 4-6
Inter-League 10-2

PIT Last 10 Games

Chad Kuhl (#39, 25, RHP, 4-2, 4.20)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Tue, Apr 10, 2018PIT8@CHC5
Wed, Apr 11, 2018CHC13 PIT5
Thu, Apr 12, 2018PIT6@CHC1
DateAwayHomeTime
Mon, May 28, 2018CHC@PIT1:35pm
Tue, May 29, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Wed, May 30, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Fri, Jun 08, 2018PIT@CHC2:20pm
Sat, Jun 09, 2018PIT@CHC2:20pm
Sun, Jun 10, 2018PIT@CHC2:20pm
Tue, Jul 31, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Wed, Aug 01, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Thu, Aug 16, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Fri, Aug 17, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Sat, Aug 18, 2018CHC@PIT7:05pm
Sun, Aug 19, 2018CHC@PIT1:35pm
Mon, Sep 24, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm
Tue, Sep 25, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm
Wed, Sep 26, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm
Thu, Sep 27, 2018PIT@CHC8:05pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Cubs Batters (5.22 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (3.80 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cubs Batters (5.22 RS/G) vs. Pirates Pitchers (3.80 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 43. Brault* 30. Crick 45. Feliz 24. Glasnow 39. Kuhl 73. Vazquez* 48. Rodriguez 37. Santana
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
5. Almora G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.125 ··· 1/.000 1/2.000 2/1.000 4/.500 ··· ···
9. Baez G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.431 ··· 1/.000 5/1.000 9/1.083 5/.400 ··· 1/.000
17. Bryant G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/1.667 ··· ··· 7/2.214 18/1.143 9/.444 ··· 1/.000
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.929 ··· ··· 6/.167 5/1.550 4/.000 ··· 1/2.000
53. Gimenez G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
8. Happ# G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.350 ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 4/1.167 ··· ···
22. Heyward* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.944 ··· 1/2.000 6/.900 14/1.121 11/.764 ··· ···
2. La Stella* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 6/.167 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000
44. Rizzo* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.500 ··· ··· 5/1.267 17/1.338 8/.250 ··· ···
27. Russell G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.750 ··· ··· 5/1.400 8/.833 7/.000 ··· 1/
12. Schwarber* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 ··· ··· 6/.733 9/.708 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000
18. Zobrist# G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.417 ··· ··· 4/.833 10/1.933 8/1.089 ··· 1/.000

CHC Batters

CHC Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
5. Almora G ·  S ·  vP 152 .326 .377 .457 .834 103 .787 49 .933 .797 69 .920 0 1 2 0
9. Baez G ·  S ·  vP 198 .266 .298 .574 .872 145 .943 53 .674 .884 90 .767 7 1 13 9
17. Bryant G ·  S ·  vP 207 .292 .411 .550 .960 160 .802 47 1.443 .984 105 .968 1 2 8 6
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 192 .269 .349 .468 .817 145 .826 47 .787 .717 89 .873 1 0 4 7
53. Gimenez G ·  S ·  vP
8. Happ# G ·  S ·  vP 145 .246 .366 .508 .874 108 .887 37 .836 .971 71 1.078 3 0 8 1
22. Heyward* G ·  S ·  vP 135 .224 .308 .353 .662 101 .770 34 .345 .714 43 .515 0 0 2 2
2. La Stella* G ·  S ·  vP 68 .344 .412 .377 .789 62 .800 6 .500 .833 28 .994 0 0 0 1
44. Rizzo* G ·  S ·  vP 186 .215 .323 .361 .683 139 .683 47 .685 .493 101 .888 1 1 6 2
27. Russell G ·  S ·  vP 177 .258 .341 .355 .696 129 .663 48 .782 .695 82 .738 2 0 1 4
12. Schwarber* G ·  S ·  vP 169 .257 .385 .507 .892 137 .923 32 .752 .887 78 .797 2 1 9 1
18. Zobrist# G ·  S ·  vP 136 .286 .375 .395 .770 95 .797 41 .710 .885 81 .701 0 0 2 0
TOTAL .258 .341 .430 .771 .770 .774 .754 .800 18 7 55 35

PIT Pitchers

PIT Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
39. Kuhl G ·  S ·  vP ····X·····X··· 55.2 4.20 8.6 236 .267 .805 119 .721 117 .894 .837 115 .750 10 3 3
43. Brault* G ·  S ·  vP X···X·····X··· 40.0 4.05 7.9 171 .215 .673 129 .739 42 .478 .741 47 .573 3 1 0
30. Crick G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo·X····X··X· 15.1 1.76 11.2 69 .230 .637 36 .701 33 .570 .564 42 .663 1 2 0
45. Feliz G ·  S ·  vP X·X·X··X··oo·· 22.0 5.32 11.5 95 .238 .709 50 .896 45 .494 .590 44 .736 2 0 0
24. Glasnow G ·  S ·  vP ·X·X·o··X····· 27.2 4.88 12.0 121 .234 .687 72 .593 49 .822 .700 53 .729 2 5 1
59. Musgrove G ·  S ·  vP ··X··········· 7.0 .00 9.0 25 .200 .480 17 .412 8 .625 .480 25 .480 0 0 0
46. Nova G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 61.2 4.96 6.9 267 .289 .806 141 .715 126 .907 .692 114 .988 10 3 1
73. Vazquez* G ·  S ·  vP X···X··X··oo·· 20.1 3.54 9.7 91 .244 .599 81 .635 10 .311 .673 40 .575 0 2 0
48. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o···X·o··X· 19.1 1.40 14.4 77 .243 .624 46 .739 31 .440 .571 49 .606 1 1 0
37. Santana G ·  S ·  vP oo··o··o··oX·· 22.0 2.45 7.4 86 .195 .501 43 .626 43 .378 .551 35 .343 1 0 0
50. Taillon G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 57.2 4.53 8.4 244 .246 .700 125 .568 119 .847 .642 110 .725 7 3 0
34. Williams G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X····X· 63.0 3.43 6.1 252 .228 .671 135 .688 117 .650 .689 112 .784 7 0 3
TOTAL 4.09 8.4 .250 .720 .684 .739 53 25 9

Pirates Batters (4.79 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.38 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Pirates Batters (4.79 RS/G) vs. Cubs Pitchers (4.38 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 41. Cishek 32. Duensing* 6. Edwards 54. Hancock 38. Montgomery* 15. Morrow 47. Rosario* 46. Strop 37. Wilson*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
55. Bell# G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 6/.334 3/.333 ··· 9/.819 ··· ··· 3/1.667 3/.333
29. Cervelli G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.500 6/.334 4/.000 ··· 4/3.500 9/.833 ··· 4/.250 1/5.000
32. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 2/2.000 ··· ··· 1/2.000 ··· ··· 1/.000
12. Dickerson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/1.000 3/.333 3/1.667 ··· 5/.800 3/.000 ··· 1/.000 6/.533
26. Frazier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 2/1.000 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000
23. Freese G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.000 1/.000 3/.666 ··· 9/.985 3/.666 ··· 8/.000 4/.000
5. Harrison G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 5/1.800 2/.500 ··· 3/.000 2/.000 ··· 10/.100 1/.000
6. Marte G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.500 2/.000 2/1.000 ··· 4/.000 4/1.000 ··· 19/.504 1/.000
17. Meadows* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
10. Mercer G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.000 ··· 6/.733 ··· 8/1.500 3/.000 ··· 9/.347 2/.500
19. Moran* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000
25. Polanco* G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.600 3/1.000 2/.000 ··· 3/.000 ··· ··· 5/.650 3/1.666
3. Rodriguez G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/3.000 16/1.152 4/.000 ··· 5/.400 22/1.205 ··· 9/.111 2/.500

PIT Batters

PIT Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
55. Bell# G ·  S ·  vP 214 .254 .327 .392 .719 166 .695 48 .804 .671 91 .867 0 2 3 2
29. Cervelli G ·  S ·  vP 161 .285 .404 .531 .934 133 .960 28 .812 .883 69 .901 0 2 7 2
32. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 66 .317 .379 .450 .829 50 .648 16 1.411 .919 32 .426 0 0 2 2
12. Dickerson* G ·  S ·  vP 201 .310 .348 .492 .840 162 .813 39 .951 .833 92 .803 3 1 5 0
26. Frazier* G ·  S ·  vP 136 .230 .304 .336 .640 121 .660 15 .481 .668 59 .682 0 2 3 4
23. Freese G ·  S ·  vP 84 .257 .321 .459 .781 50 .960 34 .506 .641 39 .726 0 0 4 1
5. Harrison G ·  S ·  vP 94 .294 .340 .400 .740 80 .730 14 .786 .813 30 .867 1 0 1 0
6. Marte G ·  S ·  vP 183 .305 .361 .509 .870 149 .851 34 .957 .842 57 .987 10 3 7 2
17. Meadows* G ·  S ·  vP 34 .455 .441 .848 1.290 27 1.175 7 1.714 1.187 34 1.290 3 0 3 1
10. Mercer G ·  S ·  vP 188 .250 .314 .387 .701 147 .712 41 .656 .876 84 .773 0 0 3 3
19. Moran* G ·  S ·  vP 164 .266 .354 .413 .766 152 .784 12 .533 .945 70 .753 0 1 4 5
25. Polanco* G ·  S ·  vP 209 .205 .317 .415 .732 169 .735 40 .719 .748 89 .713 3 1 8 0
3. Rodriguez G ·  S ·  vP 99 .179 .303 .357 .660 68 .424 31 1.204 .768 46 .685 1 0 3 0
TOTAL .257 .328 .424 .752 .734 .825 .784 .770 21 12 57 28

CHC Pitchers

CHC Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
38. Montgomery* G ·  S ·  vP ·····X··oX··X· 25.1 5.33 5.3 110 .276 .736 75 .773 35 .653 .544 65 .642 2 0 1
21. Chatwood G ·  S ·  vP X····X·····X·· 48.1 4.10 8.2 222 .234 .723 107 .636 115 .803 .676 100 .820 2 3 0
41. Cishek G ·  S ·  vP ·X······o··X·o 23.0 1.96 9.0 98 .183 .560 63 .365 35 .947 .599 38 .498 0 0 0
32. Duensing* G ·  S ·  vP X·o·····o··o·X 16.2 .54 6.5 69 .164 .509 34 .574 35 .442 .508 34 .487 0 2 0
6. Edwards G ·  S ·  vP X·o·X··XX··Xo· 24.0 3.00 15.0 101 .191 .590 62 .536 39 .676 .606 48 .818 2 3 0
54. Hancock G ·  S ·  vP o····X···X·o·X 10.1 1.74 8.7 40 .121 .517 20 .544 20 .488 .286 40 .517 1 0 1
28. Hendricks G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 62.2 3.16 7.3 251 .221 .669 146 .625 105 .732 .773 128 .619 10 4 1
34. Lester* G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 57.0 2.37 7.6 234 .223 .662 185 .688 49 .564 .734 92 .621 6 3 3
15. Morrow G ·  S ·  vP ··o·o··o····o· 17.1 1.04 9.9 65 .169 .433 39 .532 26 .279 .653 28 .450 0 0 0
62. Quintana* G ·  S ·  vP ·X······X····X 52.2 4.78 8.7 233 .251 .787 179 .859 54 .548 .701 117 .800 8 2 2
47. Rosario* G ·  S ·  vP X·······X····· 4.1 .00 10.4 16 .077 .327 12 .350 4 .250 .143 16 .327 0 0 0
46. Strop G ·  S ·  vP ·Xo····oo···oo 21.2 1.66 8.7 85 .218 .565 55 .525 30 .641 .447 37 .479 1 0 0
37. Wilson* G ·  S ·  vP ·X···X··XX···X 20.0 3.15 10.8 87 .188 .678 54 .696 33 .649 .646 41 .445 2 0 1
TOTAL 3.37 8.8 .222 .675 .647 .681 46 23 11

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